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2018–19 USM Alger season
In the 2018–19 season, USM Alger competed in the Ligue 1 for the 41st season, as well as the Confederation Cup, Club Championship, and the Algerian Cup. It was their 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football.
| 2018–19 season |
|---|
| Ali Haddad(until 29 April 2019)Boualem Chendri (from 29 April 2019) |
| Abdelhakim Serrar |
| Miloud Hamdi(until 20 May 2018)Thierry Froger(from 19 June 2018)(until 14 March 2019)Lamine Kebir (C)(from 23 March 2018) |
| Omar Hamadi StadiumJuly 5, 1962 Stadium |
| 1st |
| Round of 16 |
| Quarter-finals |
| Second round |
| League: Prince Ibara (9 goals)All: Prince Ibara (10 goals) |
| 5–1 (vs. MO Béjaïa – 15 October 2018) |
| 1–4 (vs. Al-Merrikh – 21 November 2018) |
In the 2018–19 season, USM Alger competed in the Ligue 1 for the 41st season, as well as the Confederation Cup, Club Championship, and the Algerian Cup. It was their 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football.
With the end of the 2017–18 season USM Alger started looking for a new coach and the squad saw the departure of many players, most notably Ayoub Abdellaoui, who joined the Swiss club FC Sion. and striker Oussama Darfalou, who joined Dutch club Vitesse. finally, after a month of research, the team contracted with French technical Thierry Froger to be the new coach. This season USM Alger is competing on four fronts Ligue 1, Algerian Cup, Confederation Cup and Arab Club Champions Cup, The first goals was to win the Confederation Cup, but they are eliminated in the quarter-finals against the Egyptian club Al-Masry. Then in the Arab Club Champions Cup was the ambition to win, especially that the value of financial prizes exceed 15 million dollars. more than the CAF Champions League, but the march of The Reds and Blacks stopped in the second round against the Sudanese Al-Merrikh 4–3 on aggregate. then moved USM Alger's attention to the Ligue 1 Leader in the standings, the USMA counts 33 units and ensures at the same time to finish first at the end of the first phase of the championship Followed by JS Kabylie.
After the outbreak of protests in Algeria and the arrest of club owner Ali Haddad on corruption charges. affected the results of USM Alger where he was defeated in three consecutive games, all Darby matches against Paradou AC, MC Alger and CR Belouizdad to shrink the difference to one point from the runner-up four games before the end of the season. On April 30, 2019, The board of the SSPA USMA met and noted the vacancy of the post of president of the company since the incarceration of Ali Haddad there is nearly a month. It was Boualem Chendri who was unanimously elected to succeed him while ETRHB Haddad remains the majority shareholder of the club. On May 26, 2019, And after the victory outside the home against CS Constantine 3–1 achieved the eighth Ligue 1 title, one point behind JS Kabylie. immediately after the end of the game Abdelhakim Serrar announced his resignation from his office.
Players and squad numbers last updated on 26 May 2019.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Name | Nat. | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Signedin | Contractends | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamine Zemmamouche (C) | GK | (1985-03-19)19 March 1985 (aged 33) | MC Alger | 2012 | 2020 | 357 | 1 | |
| 16 | Ismaïl Mansouri | GK | (1988-01-07)7 January 1988 (aged 30) | MO Béjaïa | 2008 | 2019 | 69 | 0 | |
| 30 | Mourad Berrefane | GK | (1986-03-18)18 March 1986 (aged 32) | MO Béjaïa | 2014 | 2018 | 28 | 0 | |
| 5 | Mohamed Benyahia | CB | (1992-06-30)30 June 1992 (aged 26) | MC Oran | 2016 | 2019 | 84 | 8 | |
| 12 | Mohamed Mezghrani | CB | (1994-06-02)2 June 1994 (aged 24) | RKC Waalwijk | 2018 | 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6 | Farouk Chafaï | CB | (1990-06-23)23 June 1990 (aged 28) | Reserve team | 2010 | 2019 | 257 | 24 | |
| 3 | Abderrahim Hamra | CB | (1997-07-21)21 July 1997 (aged 21) | Reserve team | 2016 | 2021 | 8 | 0 | |
| 4 | Mexes Nyeck Bayiha | CB | (1996-02-14)14 February 1996 (aged 22) | AS Otôho | 2018 | 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 25 | Mokhtar Benmoussa | LB / LM / LW | (1986-08-01)1 August 1986 (aged 32) | ES Sétif | 2012 | 2019 | 232 | 16 | |
| 22 | Mohamed Rabie Meftah (VC) | RB | (1985-05-05)5 May 1985 (aged 33) | JSM Béjaïa | 2011 | 2020 | 232 | 41 | |
| 21 | Mehdi Benchikhoune | RB | (1996-04-03)3 April 1996 (aged 22) | Reserve team | 2017 | 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 19 | Redouane Cherifi | LB | (1993-02-22)22 February 1993 (aged 25) | USM Bel-Abbès | 2017 | 2021 | 60 | 2 | |
| 8 | Oualid Ardji | LW / LB | (1995-09-07)7 September 1995 (aged 23) | NA Hussein Dey | 2016 | 2021 | 42 | 3 | |
| 20 | Rafik Bouderbal | AM / FW | (1987-09-19)19 September 1987 (aged 31) | AS Lyon-Duchère | 2016 | 2018 | 54 | 2 | |
| 18 | Amir Sayoud | AM | (1990-09-30)30 September 1990 (aged 28) | DRB Tadjenanet | 2016 | 2020 | 57 | 6 | |
| 23 | Hamza Koudri | DM | (1987-12-15)15 December 1987 (aged 31) | MC Alger | 2012 | 2020 | 215 | 7 | |
| 8 | Kamel Belarbi | DM | (1997-04-11)11 April 1997 (aged 21) | USM El Harrach | 2018 | 2022 | 10 | 0 | |
| 10 | Muaid Ellafi | AM / LW | (1996-03-07)7 March 1996 (aged 22) | Al-Shabab | 2018 | 2021 | 15 | 5 | |
| 24 | Mohammed Benkhemassa | AM / DM | (1993-06-28)28 June 1993 (aged 25) | Reserve team | 2011 | 2018 | 134 | 4 | |
| 27 | Raouf Benguit | CB / DM | (1996-04-05)5 April 1996 (aged 22) | Paradou AC | 2016 | 2019 | 102 | 7 | |
| 7 | Faouzi Yaya | MF | (1989-09-21)21 September 1989 (aged 29) | MO Béjaïa | 2017 | 2020 | 47 | 7 | |
| 2 | Oussama Chita | DM | (1996-10-31)31 October 1996 (aged 22) | MC Alger | 2017 | 2021 | 54 | 2 | |
| 11 | Abderrahmane Meziane | ST | (1994-03-07)7 March 1994 (aged 24) | RC Arbaâ | 2014 | 2021 | 110 | 21 | |
| 17 | Mohamed Amine Hamia | FW | (1989-10-05)5 October 1989 (aged 29) | CR Belouizdad | 2018 | 2021 | 22 | 6 | |
| 13 | Prince Ibara | FW | (1996-02-07)7 February 1996 (aged 22) | Al-Wakrah | 2018 | 2021 | 29 | 10 | |
| 29 | Aymen Mahious | ST | (1997-09-15)15 September 1997 (aged 21) | CA Batna | 2018 | 2021 | 16 | 2 | |
| 14 | Abdelkrim Zouari | RW | (1989-07-14)14 July 1989 (aged 29) | USM Bel Abbès | 2018 | 2021 | 14 | 4 |
| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 January 2018 | DF | Ryad Kenniche | Al-Qadsiah | Free transfer (Released) | |
| 23 March 2018 | FW | Zakaria Benchaâ | Unattached | Free transfer | |
| 31 May 2018 | FW | Aymen Mahious | CA Batna | 3,000,000 DA | |
| 2 June 2018 | DF | Mohamed Mezghrani | RKC Waalwijk | Free transfer | |
| 4 June 2018 | DF | Emery Bayisenge | JS Massira | Free transfer | |
| 10 June 2018 | FW | Mohamed Bentiba | MC Oran | Free transfer | |
| 20 June 2018 | FW | Charlton Mashumba | Highlands Park | Free transfer | |
| 23 June 2018 | DF | Raouf Benguit | Paradou AC | Loan one year | |
| 1 July 2018 | AM | Ziri Hammar | JS Kabylie | Loan Return | |
| 1 July 2018 | DF | Abderrahim Hamra | DRB Tadjenanet | Loan Return | |
| 1 July 2018 | FW | Kaddour Cherif | DRB Tadjenanet | Loan Return | |
| 1 July 2018 | MF | Mustapha Bengrina | US Biskra | Loan Return | |
| 1 July 2018 | MF | Ibrahim Farhi | US Biskra | Loan Return | |
| 6 July 2018 | DF | Mohamed Amine Madani | JS Saoura | Undisclosed | |
| 11 July 2018 | FW | Prince Ibara | Al-Wakrah | Free transfer | |
| 24 July 2018 | DF | Mexes Nyeck Bayiha | AS Otôho | Free transfer | |
| 4 December 2018 | MF | Kamel Belarbi | USM El Harrach | Undisclosed | |
| 12 December 2018 | DF | Vivien Assie Koua | Al-Arabi | Undisclosed | |
| 15 December 2018 | MF | Muaid Ellafi | Al-Shabab | Free transfer | |
| 30 December 2018 | FW | Abdelkrim Zouari | USM Bel Abbès | Free transfer | |
| 15 January 2019 | DF | Yanis Roumadi | Farul Constanța | Free transfer |
| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 January 2018 | LB / CB | Ayoub Abdellaoui | FC Sion | Free transfer | |
| 20 April 2018 | DF | Ryad Kenniche | CR Belouizdad | Free transfer (Released) | |
| 5 June 2018 | AM / CM | Kaddour Beldjilali | CS Constantine | Free transfer (Released) | |
| 6 June 2018 | ST / FW | Oussama Darfalou | Vitesse | Free transfer | |
| 14 June 2018 | DM | Reda Bellahcene | MO Béjaïa | Free transfer (Released) | |
| 23 June 2018 | MF | Ziri Hammar | MC Oran | Loan for one year | |
| 29 June 2018 | MF | Ilyes Yaiche | NA Hussein Dey | Loan | |
| 1 July 2018 | CF | Okacha Hamzaoui | Nacional | Loan Return | |
| 1 July 2018 | CB / DM | Raouf Benguit | Paradou AC | Loan Return | |
| 1 July 2018 | DF | Ibrahim Farhi | JS Saoura | Undisclosed | |
| 6 July 2018 | DF | Mohamed Amine Madani | MC El Eulma | Free transfer (Released) | |
| 10 July 2018 | FW | Reda Hajhouj | Olympique Khouribga | Free transfer (Released) | |
| 14 July 2018 | FW | Charlton Mashumba | Jomo Cosmos | Free transfer (Released) | |
| 14 July 2018 | DF | Emery Bayisenge | Unattached | Free transfer (Released) | |
| 18 July 2018 | FW | Mohamed Bentiba | ASM Oran | Free transfer (Released) | |
| 12 December 2018 | DF | Mexes Nyeck Bayiha | Sur SC | Free transfer (Released) | |
| 12 December 2018 | MF | Ziri Hammar | JS Saoura | Free transfer (Released) | |
| 12 December 2018 | DF | Mohamed Mezghrani | Budapest Honvéd | Free transfer (Released) | |
| 26 December 2018 | FW | Aymen Mahious | AS Ain M'lila | loan for six months | |
| 26 December 2018 | DF | Mehdi Benchikhoune | WA Tlemcen | loan for six months | |
| 26 December 2018 | DF | Vivien Assie Koua | MC Oran | Free transfer | |
| 2 January 2019 | MF | Amir Sayoud | CR Belouizdad | 150,000,000 DA | |
| 9 January 2019 | MF | Faouzi Yaya | Unattached | Free transfer (Released) |
| No. | Pos | Player | Contract length | Contract end | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | GK | Ismaïl Mansouri | 2 years | 2020 | 6 June 2018 |
Updated to match played 22 January 2019
Source: Competitions
Draw Loss
| Date Incurred | Nation | Name | Games Missed | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 July 2018 | Oussama Chita | 1 | ||
| 29 July 2018 | Mohammed Benkhemassa | 3 | Disciplinary reasons | |
| 29 July 2018 | Rafik Bouderbal | 2 | Disciplinary reasons | |
| 29 July 2018 | Mohamed Benyahia | 2 | Disciplinary reasons | |
| 29 July 2018 | Ismaïl Mansouri | 2 | Disciplinary reasons | |
| 9 November 2018 | Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche | 1 | Disciplinary reasons | |
| 29 November 2018 | Mohammed Benkhemassa | 2 | (vs. ES Sétif) | |
| 31 December 2018 | Rafik Bouderbal | 2 | (vs. USM Bel Abbès) | |
| 22 January 2019 | Hamza Koudri | 1 | ||
| 26 January 2019 | Prince Ibara | 2 | (vs. JS Saoura) | |
| 11 May 2019 | Raouf Benguit | 1 |
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | L 1 | AC | CC 3 | ACC | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Prince Ibara | FW | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |
| 11 | Abderrahmane Meziane | MF | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| 17 | Mohamed Amine Hamia | FW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 27 | Raouf Benguit | MF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 10 | Muaid Ellafi | MF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 14 | Abdelkrim Zouari | MF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 7 | Faouzi Yaya | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | Mohamed Benyahia | DF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 22 | Mohamed Meftah | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 23 | Hamza Koudri | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 25 | Mokhtar Benmoussa | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | Farouk Chafaï | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 19 | Redouane Cherifi | DF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 29 | Aymen Mahious | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | Oussama Chita | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 | Oualid Ardji | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | Zakaria Benchaâ | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 | Rafik Bouderbal | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | Amir Sayoud | MF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 49 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 66 |
Includes all competitive matches.
| No. | Nat | Name | L 1 | AC | CL 3 | CL 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamine Zemmamouche | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 16 | Ismaïl Mansouri | 5 | – | – | 1 | 6 | |
| 30 | Mourad Berrefane | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
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